At age 15, he received a scholarship to study at the Inner City Acting Academy with Beah Richards. Later, he was able to study under the guidance of his mentor, the actor and director John Houseman.
Young has received several awards for his charity work, including the NAACP's "Outstanding Social Achievement Award," the "Humanitarian Service Award" for his years of work with disabled children, and the National Organization of Women at Work's 1997 "Man of the Year" honor.
He has co-written several screenplays, including "Facing the Enemy," which was a Best American Screenplays finalist.
He began acting at the age of 13 to improve his self-esteem.
He was raised in south central Los Angeles.
He is a friend of and mentored writer/actor Garland Lucas Hardeman II.
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